Skein-winding machine



, 1,631,89 June 7 1927' J. F. scHENcK, sR 3 SKEIN WINDING MACHINE Filed May 8, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 a g Wn" n 111 J G fll Jun 7. 1927. 1,631,893

' J. F. scHENcK, SR

SKEIN wINDING MACHINE Filed May e. 192s 5 sheets-sheet 2" Jlm 7, 1927.

J. F. SCHENCK, SR

sKEIN wINDING MACHINE 5 sheeis-sheei 3 Filed May 8. 1926 J. F. scHENcK, SR

SKEIN WINDING MACHINE l Filed May 8, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 June 7', 1927.

J. F. SCHENCK, sR

sxEIN wINDING MACHINE Filed May 8. 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 -bodies a thread .guide for directin y top plan Patented June 7, 1927.

JOHN l'. BCHENCK, SH., 0F LAWNDALE, NORTH CAMLDUL.

BKEIN-WINDING MACHINE.

appumnn ma nay 8.1920. semi mi. 107,115.

vThe present invention relates to improvements-in skein-winding machines and one of the primary objects of the inventionis topi-ovule a novel and improved means for `-winding thread and the like into skeins wherein the loo s of the skeins are all of equal length an lie parallel and even with one another, thus enabling thread to be withdrawn from the skein without tangling by pullingr either of its loose ends, and, moreover. the skein may be provided with a label and the thread can be withdrawn without removing the label. The invention enables the thread to be wound in the manner described, and it also enables labels to be applied thereto with facility.

Another object of the invention is to provide a skein-winding machine which erlnt ie thread during the winding "thereo the thread guide shifting its position automatically during the winding operation to secure parallel and even wind-ing of the loops of the skein. y

A further object of the invention is to provide a machine of this kind with alitomatic controlling means whereby startinof of the machine to effect winding of the slein cannot take place until after the thread guide has been restored to its initial or startino position.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations and arrangement-s of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the features of novelty being pointed out particularly in the claims at the end of the specic'ation.

In the accompanying drawings Figures 1 and 1a are collectively a side elevation of a skein-winding machine constructed in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the invention:

y ldigure 2 represents a section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is a detail view in elevation of the t'utch controller for the cam shaft;

`Figures 4 and 4a show collectively and in the mechanism for automatically stopping and; controlling the starting of the machine, the parts in these figures being shown in the relative positions which they occupy while. the machine is at rest;

. Figures 5 and 5a show collectively the same structure shown in Figures 4 and 4,

the parts, however, being shown in the relative positions which they occupy while the machine is in operation;

Figure G-is a detail elevation on an enlarged scale ot' one of the iiiers, this figure illustrating diagramlnatically the manner in which the thread is wound thereon;

Figure 7 is an end elevation of the flier shown in Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a top plan view of the flier shown in Figures 6 and 7;

Figure 9 is a view of one of the fliers in collapsed or contracted form, this figure illustrating the mode of appl ing a label to the skein wound thereon; and

Figure 10 representsa section on the line 10-10 of Figure 9.

Similar parts are designated by the same reference characters in the several views.

The machine in its preferred form is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter described in detail, but it is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to the precise construction shown as equivalent constructions are conf templated, and such will be included within the scope of the claims.

In the present instance, the machine comprises a main frame 1 Which may be of a generally rectangular or other suitable shape and constructed in any suitable manner. Extending longitudinally of this frame is arranged a main driving shaft 2 which receives power for the operation of the various parts of the machine. This shaft is shown mounted in a suitable number of bearings 3. One end of this shaft in the present instance has a belt pulley 4 fixed thereon, this pulley serving to drive the ma.- chine when the driving belt is in engagement with it, and a loose pulley 5 of the same diameter is also provided. The guiding of the driving belt either onto the fixed or driving pulley 4 to cause operation of the machine or onto the loose pulley 5 to interrupt operation of the machine and permit it to stand idle is effected by a belt shifting fork 6 which is fixed on a belt shifting rod 7, the latter being movable longitudinally in the machine frame and guided to reciprocate in suitable bearings or guides 8.

A suitable number of fliers 9 are provided which are driven from the shaft 2. These fliers may be of duplicate construction, and they each comprise a base 10 which is 'move outwardly or to spre mounted on or fixed to the upper end of by the frame of the machine and a bevel gear 13 may be fixed on the lower end ol the spindle and arranged to f'mlierate with v a bevel gear 14 fixed on the main shaft 2, such an arrangement effecting the driving of all of the fliers while the main shaft 2 is in motion.

Each fiicr embodies a pair of relatively thin blades 15 which are titted to operate in slots 16 in the ends of the base l() and they are pivoted to rock to a limited extent about pins 17. Springs 1 8 bearin on lugs 19 are formed on the lower en s of the blades, the action of these asirings being to apart the upper ends ofthe blades until the outer edges of the blades are in parallelism, and set screws 20 which are adjustable in the base 10 and which cooperate with shoulders 21 on the blades, serve to position the blades in parallelism and to prevent outward movement of the blades beyond that position under the action of the springs 18. The upper ends of the blades may be swung inwardly or into relatively collapsed relation, as shown in Figure 9, for a purpose which will hereinafter appear, and in order to limit this inward swing of the blades, pins 22 are provided in the base 10, these pins being arranged to operate in the notches 23 in the lower portions of the blades and to form abutments for the upper edges of these notches and thus revent inward swin of the blades beyon a predetermined limit. A thread holder 24 is fixed on the base of the flier preferably at a point adjacent to one of the blades, this thread holder consisting, for example, of a pair of plates, one of which may be sprung away from the other in order to receive and grlp the end of the thread. The startingk end `of the thread is shown engaged-with this thread holder in Figure 6. A mold or block 25 having a groove 26 therein which extends between and lies in the plane of the blades is mounted on the upper side of the base 10. The top of the mold or block is recessed at b to receive a label a so that this label lies across the groove and beneath a skein wound skein are on the blades. The skein is wound on the fiier substantially in the manner shown in Figure 6. After winding of the skein has been completed and a label has been placed upon the mold or block 25, the loops of the ushed down toward the lower ends of the lades and into the compact form shown substantially in Figure 9, this operation causing the blades to be drawn toward one another against the action of their springs, as shown in this figure. The compacting of the loops of the skein thus takes place while all the loops thereof are held under tension andv hence the loops `cannot tending across the mold or lock and forces the intermediate portion of the' label into the groove 26. The result of this operation is to bring into upstanding position wit diate portion of the skein lying between these edges, and the final operation of lapping the label around the intermediate portion of' the skein and afiixing the label may be readily performed while the middle portion of the skein lies in the groove of the mold. After the label has been affixed to the skein; the upper ends of the blades of' the fiier may be pressed vinwardly or toward one another, thus releasing the tension on the the longitudinal ed es of the label,

i the intermeremoved from the flier.

'lhe present invention provides means for winding the thread upon the blades of` the flier so that all ol the loops of the skein will be of equal length and they will lie parallel to one another, and, hence, the thread contained in the skein, after the label has been applied thereto, may be withdrawn by pulling either of the loose ends of the skein, without tangling of the thread. Accordingly, a thread guide 27 is provided for each Hier, this thread guide being mounted on a bar 28 which is movable vertically or in the direction of the axis of rotation of the flier, the thread guide bein located adjacentY to but at one side of the ier. The bar 28 is so controlled and operated that at the commencement of the winding of the skein, the thread guide will occupy a position ap roximately on a level with the thread holder 24 to which the starting end of the thread is attached, the thread guide being shown in this position b the dotted lines in Figure 6. As the win ing of the thread on the fiier proceeds during rotation of the flier, the b ar 28 ascends, causing the thread to be looped or wound about the spaced flier blades in a zig-zag or approximately spiral form, overlapping of' the loops of the skein being avoided. The thread guide is shown at the upper limit of its movement ortin the position which it reaches when the winding of the skein has been completed, by the full lines in Figure 6. After winding of the skein has been completed, the skein may be ressed down on these blades to bring the oops thereof into parallelism, the label may be applied, and the skein may be removed, as has been described in connection with Figures 9 and 10..

The operation of the bar 28 which carries the thread guides is effected automatically during the skein winding operation 'of the llo iiers, by a suitable number of appropriately sha ed cams 29 which are fixed on a cam sha t 30, these cams being arranged to coop-y erate with rollers 31 which are mounted on a bar 32 and this bar is connected to the bar 28 by rods 33 which are uided by and re ciprocafe in brackets 34 w ich may be hxed to a side of the frame of the machine. The cams 29, all of which may be duplicates, are so shaped that at the commencement of the skein winding operations, the bar 28 carrying the thread uides will be in its lowermost position, ut rotation lof these cams durin the skein winding operation will elevate t e thread uides at a suiiicient rate to avoid piling of t e loops of the skein upon one another. The shaft 30 which carries the .cams is driven from the main shaft 2 which drives the fliers, the cam shaft being provided for this purpose with an extension 30'L to which is fixed a bevel gear 35, this bevel ear` cooperatin with a similar gear 36 fgixed on a cross s aft 37, the opposite end of this cross shaft having a worm wheel 38 fixed thereon and arranged to mesh with a worm 39 on the main shaft 2. The cross shaft 37 is journalled in bearings 40 on a bracket 41, and in order to enable the worm wheel 38 to be replaced by one of larger or smaller diameter, and thus provide for an adjustment of the speed of the cam shaft relatively to the main shaft 2 `or the angle through which the cam shaft rotates during each skein-Winding operation, the bracket 41 is provided with a slot 42 which is formed on an appropriate arc in relation to the axis of the cam shaft section 30, and a bolt 43 extends through this slot and serves to clamp the bearing bracket 41 in proper position on a support 44 which is mounted rigidly on the main frame.

The cam shaft section 30 which drives the cam shaft 30 is so coupled or related to the cam shaft 30 that the latter will be ad vanced during the skein-Winding operation, but will be released in the interva following one skein-winding operation .and preceding the next following skein-winding operation to cause restoring of the thread guides 27 to their initial or lower starting position, thus insuring the correct winding of the skeins. Preferably, and as shown in the present instance, the coupling means comprises a friction disk 45 which has a cylindrical circular periphery, this disk being fixed to the shaft 30, and a pair of friction shoes 46 which are carried on arms 47 which are pivoted at 48 to a head 49,- the latter being fixed on the cam shaft section 30, the

friction shoes being so arranged that they will move into and out of frictional engagement with the periphery of the disk 45 by pivoting 4movements of the arms 47 about their pivots 48. The cam shaft 30 and the cam shaft section 30, it will be understood are in axial alinement and their ends adja cent to the couplin' are in close proximity but are unconnecte the connection of these shafts bei effected under control of the arms 47. ese arms are controlled and operated b a slidin cone 50 which is mounted on .the s aft section 3U, and a compression spring 51, which mayl beof the coil type and may Aencircle the s aft section 30, bears against the cone at one end while its opposite end abuts against a collar 52 which may be adJustably fixed on the shaft section 30. This spring acts to force the cone into position between the ends of the arms 47 remote from the friction shoes 46, the consequent outward spreading movement of these ends of the arms producin inward movement of the friction shoes which effects a frictional coupling of the cam shaft 30 and the cam shaft section 30a. When the cone 50 is retracted, the frictional action of the shoes 46 on the disk 45 is released, and the friction disk 45 and the cam shaft connected to it will then be free to rotate independentl of y the cam shaft section 30. Retraction o the sliding cone is effected by a finger 53 which engages in a groove 54 in the cone, this finger being fixed on a cross shaft 55 mounted in bearings 56 on the sides of the frame, and the shaft 55 also has a finger 57 fixed thereon which provides means for rocking the shaft against the action of the spring 5l and thus retracting the cone into the dotted line position shown in Figure 1, thereby uncoupling the cam shaft 30 from the cam shaft section 30. The cam shaft is provided with means for settin it correctly in its starting position, so that the thread guides will occupy the proper positions at the commencement of the skein-winding operation. As shown, such means comprises an arm 58 which is fixed to and projects radially from the cam shaft 30, and a dog 59 which is pivoted at 60 on a. relatively stationary bracket 61 and is arranged in the path of the arm 58. A set screw 62 is preferably mounted on the bracket 61 and arranged to coo erate with a lug 63 on the dog whereby tllie latter ma be accurately adjusted. lVhen the cam s aft 30 is uncoupled from the cam shaft section 30a and s rotated back to its initial or starting position, the arm 58 on the cam shaft will come into engagement with the the dog 59 and the return rotation of the cam shaft Will be thereby arrested at the moment the cam shaft reaches its initial or starting position, the thread guides being then correctly set at their starting positions. The do 59 is so mounted that it will be defiected y the arm 58, if, for anyreason, the cam shaft should make a complete revolution, which would brin the arm 58 against the under side of the og, breakage of the parts being thereby recluded. Means is preferably provided or automatically relll() turning the cam shaft toits 'initial orv starting position when the coupling between it andv the cani shaft section 38 is released. For example, as shown, a sheave64 may be fixed on the cam shaft 30 and a cable (S5 may be wound in the proper direction around it.

the free end of lthis cable having a weight 66" attached to it. I this arrangement, the tension exertedon 't e cable 65 by the weight 66 will alwaystend to produce backward or reverse rotation of the cam shaft and when the couplin throueh which this shaft is driven is're eased, tiie cam shaft will be rotated backwardly under the action ot the.

weight until the arm 58'comes to rest on the dog 59, the cam shaft being then :et correctly 1n its initial or starting position.

The present invention provides knock-oli" means for automatically stopping the niachine'upon the completion ofv each skeinwinding operation. This knock-off mechanism com rises, in the present instance, a knock-oil ar 67 which is guided to rccip` rocate 'longitudinally of the machine by tie guides 68 which are supported on-a longitudinal frame member 69. A tension spring 70 attached at one end `to a lug 71 on the knock-off bar and attached at its opposite end to a lug 72 on one of the guides 68 acts normally to shift the knock-off bar toward the right in Figures 1 and 1, or in a dircction to stop the machine. A latch 7 3 which is pivoted on the knock-off bar at -74 functions to hold the knock-off bar in its lefthand position in Figures l and 1 or in cocked position to permit operation of the machine while the skein-winding operation is proceeding, this latch having a weivhted end 75 and a hook 76 at its opposite end, thev hook being arranged to enga-ge a dog 77 which is fixed to the stationary rail 69 when the knock-off bar is moved into its cocked position. 'The stopping of the machine. upon comipletion of the skein-winding operation is e ected by shifting the driving belt from the fixed pulley 4 to the loose ulley 5. To effect this result, the knock-off ar has a dog 78 fixed thereon, the upper portion of this dog being forked so that it will straddlo and move longitudinally of the belt-shifting rod 7 and the belt-shifting rod 7 has a collar 79 fixed thereon and arranged at the righthand side of the knock-off dog` 78, as will appear from Figure 1, Another collar 8() on the belt-shiftingrod 7 is arranged to abut against the end frame of the machine, and thus limit the movement of the. belt-shifting fork 6, as the latter moves in a direction to transfer the driving belt from the fixed pulley to the loose pulley. lVhen the knocko' ba'r 6 7 is in its cocked position, as shown by the dotted linesl in Figures 1 and 1a and by the full lines in Figures ,5 and .5, the latch 73 which is then in enga ement'with the dog 77 will hold theknoc -ofl bar in this. position. The knock-off do `78 will then occupy a position toward the cf t ofthe collar 79,and when the belt-shirtinnr rod 7 has been operated to start the machine by transferring the driving bell. from the loose pulley 5 to the fixed pulley 4, the collar 80 will occupy a position to thc left. of the hearing 8. -When the'latch 73V is released from the dog 77 upon completion of the skein-winding operation, the knock-ofi bar will be shot toward the' ri ht in Figures 1 and 1 under thc action of tlgle spring 7U, and during this movement of the knock-off bar, the dog 78 picks u i the collar 79 and thereby causes the belt shifter rodY 7 to move in unison Vwith the knock-off bar, with the result that the belt-shifter rod 7 is shifted toward theright. in Figures 1 and 1 until the collar 80 reaches the bearin 8. The driving belt is thus shifted from t e fixed or driving pulley 4 tothe loose pulley 5, .that is, from the position shown in F if'ure 5 to that shown in Figure 4. Thelmocrk-off dog 78 is provided with a handle 81 by means of which 1t may be manually shifted into its cocked position preparatory to the starting of the machine.

Means-is provided for automatically releasing the latch 73 and thus cause operation of the knock-off bar upon completion ol the skein-winding operation, and it is preferable to employ means which will effect stopping of the machinel after a predetermined length of thread has been wound upon each fiier. Preferably, and as shown in the present instance, the knock-ofi' controlling means comprises a latch-releasing member 82 which is preferably `in the form of a weight or hammer head, it being carried by an arm-83 which is mounted to swing freely about a transverse shaft 84, this shaft being -journalled in suitable bearings 85 mounted in the frame. The -shaft 84 has a disk 86 fixed thereon, and this diskV carries a pin 87 which projects laterally into the path of the arm 83. The shaft 84 is driven in timed relation to the flier spindles by suitable means, such, for example, as a worm wheel 88 fixed on the shaft 84 and cooperating with a worm 89 which is fixed on one of the fiier spindles 11. liVorms and worm wheels of different ratios may be employed according to the different lengths of thread which it is desired to wind upon the fliers. The member 82 is adapted to swing about the shaft 84 `as a center and Ain a clockwise direction in Figure 1, so that the hook end 76 of the latch 73- will be in the path of this member, and the latch will be disengaged-from the dog. 77 by a blow imparted to the latch from above, as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1. In this figure, the pin 87 is shown 1n its upper or starting position. After the machine has been started into operation, the rotation vof the shaft 84 will bring the in 87 to the lower side thereof where it piclks u the arm 83, and as the rotation of the sha 84 continues, the arm 83 will be caused to swing upwardly'4 about the shaft 84 as a center, thus raising the member 82 thereon until it reaches an upwardly projecting position.

The moment'the arm 83 passes over the uper dead center of the shaft 84', it will swing orwardly away from the pin 87 and during this swing it will strike the hooked end Preferably, the thread guides are restored automatically during the cooking of the knock-olf bar. For this purpose, the knockoff dog 78 has a gravity latch 90 which is suspended therefrom by a pivot pin 91, the lower end of this latch being arranged to travel in the path of the upper end of the finger' 57 whlch controls the coupling for the cam shaft 30. A stop pi'n 92 fixed on the knock-olf dog against which thelatch 90 will rest while the knock-0H bar is moving into cocked position, and during this movement of the knock-olf bar, the lower end of the latch 90 will engage the linger 57 and will swing this finver from its normal position into the dotted line position shown in Figure 1al and this deflection of the Iinger57 will rook the shaft 55 and thus cause the nger 53 to retract the sliding cone 50, thus releasing the friction shoes 46 from the friction disk 45. the cone 50 is held in its retracted position, the weight 66 and cable 65 will act to rotate the cam shaft 30 back to its initial or starting position, thus lowering the thread guides to their initial or starting positions. As the cooking movement of the knock-off bar continues, the latch 90 will pass ofi' the end of the finger 57 and the latter may then return to its full line position shown in Figure l, and the cone 50 will be re-engaged with the arms 47 by the spring 51, the cam shaft 30 being thus re-couple with the driving section 305. When the knock-olf bar is released and operates to stop the machine, the latch 90 rides idly over the finger 57, and to prevent displacement of the latch .90 under the impact, a stop pin 93 may be provided on the knock-off dog.

The present inventio-n provides means to prevent starting of the machine until after the knock-off har has been cocked. For this purpose, a dog 94 is provided which is piv- During the time provides an abutment scribed oted on a pin 95 which mag be fixed to one of the uprights 1 of the ame. The end 96 of this dog is offset laterally to lie under and to assume a position in the path of a collar or shoulder 97 which is fixed at an appropriate point along the length of the belt-shifter rod/7.' The opposite end of the dog is weighted to overbalance its opposite end, so that the dog will normally tend to occupy a position with the end 96 thereof bearing against the under side of the beltshifter rod in the ath of the collar 97. The weighted end o the dog also has a pin 98 thereon which projects laterally over the rail 69 and is adapted to ride upon the ulpper side of the knock-off 'bar 67. While t knock-off bar is in uncooked position, the pin 98 will occupy its lower position, as shown by the full lines in Figure 1, the opposite end 96 of the dog then lyin in the path of the collar 97 on the belt-shi r rod. This rod, which is then in its right-hand position, Figure 1, so that the driving belt is guided to operate on the loose pulley, cannot be shifted toward the left in that figure or in a direction to transfer the driving belt to the driving pulley, as such movement of the belt-shifter is obstructed by the dog 94. The knock-off bar, however, carries a cam plate 99 which may be slotted and fixed thereto by the screws 100,- as shown, this cam plate being located at such a point in the length of the knock-olf bar that it will engage and deiectgupwardly the pin 98 of the do-g 94 as the knock-ofi' bar moves into cocked position. The dog 94 is thusv rocked into its dotted line position, Figure l", removing itsv end 96 from the path of the collar 97, and the belt-shifter is then unlocked so that it may be shifted into the dotted line osition shown in Figure l, and thus transer the driving belt the' driving pulley, chine into operation.

The o ration of the machine may be derie as follows: Assumingthat the thread# obbins have been properly placed to supply thread to the' different thus starting the maliers and that each thread has been passed through the respective thread guide 27 and fastened at its endto the thread holder24, the machine is started into operation by Erst cooking the knock-off bar and then operating the belt-shifter to transfer the driving belt from the loose pulley to the driving pulley. Durin the cooking ofthe knock-olf bar, the threa guides 27 are automatically reset to their initial or starting positions. The revolving motions imparted to the filer spindles from the main shaft 2 causes the fliers to wind the respective threads upon the fliers, and during this thread-winding operation, the cam shaft 30 is rotated through its coupling which is then engaged, in consequence of which the thread guides loo from the loose pulley to thread-winding operation,

- in parallelism.

are caused to rise orlto move axially of the respective fliers as the winding of the thread thereon proceeds, thus avoiding lappm of the loo s of the thread `upon one anot 1er. It will e understood that during the threadwindinfr operation the balades of the fliers are held in parallel relation by the springs 18. The disk 86 is rotated during the and when a predetermined length of thread has been wound upon each flier, the pin 87 will reach the point where the arm 83 is released therefrom and the consequent dropping of the member 82 releases the latch 7 l and causes the knockoff bar to operate to shift the belt from the drivin pulley to the loose pulley, thus automatica ly interrupting the operation of the machine.l After the machine has been stopped, the loops of the. skein are pushed downwardly on these blades, as shown 1n Figure 9, so that they lay side by side and A label reviously placed upon the top of the moldp or block 25 will receive the intermediate portion of the skein as the latter is pressed into the groove 26, causing the label to be doubled substantially as is shown in Figure 10, and the o )eration of completing the wrapping of t 1e label around the intermediate portion of the skein and the pasting or atlixingot the label thereon may be readily completed, after which the skein can be removed by pressing the 'blades toward one another to release the tension on the skein and liftiner the skein from the upper ends of the ier blades. The' thread which is cut upon completion of the binding operation may then be engaged with the thread holder 24 of each flier and the machine is then in condition for another winding operation. While the thread guides upon the completion of each winding operation will remain in the elevated positions which they occupied upon completion of the winding operation, these thread guides are automatically reset as the knock-oft' bar is cocked preparatory to starting the machine for the following winding operation.

l claim as my invention 1. A skein-winding machine comprising a flyer. a thread guide, and means for moving the thread guide to cause the thread to wind substantially helically in av single layer on the flyer. said means being releasable to permit quick return of the thread guide to initial position upon completion of each thread-winding operation.

2. A skein-winding machine comprising a revoluble flyer, a thread guide, and means movable relatively slowly in one direction to advance the thread guide in a direction axially of the flyer`to effect winding of the thread evenly thereon, said means being free to move rapidly in a` reverse direction to quickly reset the thread guide.

3.#Y-A skein-Winding machine comprising a yer, a thread guide for directing the thread thereto, and means rotatable in one direction v thereof, means for advancing the thread.`

guide during each winding operation, and means for releasing said thread guide 'advancing means to cause resetting of the threadguide to initial position prior to eac-h winding operation.

5. A skein-Winding revoluble flyer, tively tothe flyer to direct the thread during winding thereof, and reversible clutchcontrolled driving means for slowly advancing the thread guide during Winding of the thread and o erative when unclutched to quickly reset t e thread guide to initial position.

6. A skein-winding machine comprising a flyer having drivingmeans for revolving it, a thread guide movable relatively to the flyer for directing the winding of the thread thereon, reversible means for advancing and resetting the thread guide, means for' reversing the operating means to reset the thread guide prior to each Winding operation, and starting vmeans for the machine which is restrained from operation until the thread guide has been reset.

7. A skein-winding machine comprising a revoluble flyer, a thread guide rcciprocable relatively to the flyer and operative during its movement in one direction to direct the winding of the thread on the flyer, and means for operating the thread guide, said operating means being reversible for causing movement of. the thread guide in an opposite direction to reset it after completion of each Winding operation.

8; A skein-winding machine comprising a flyer having driving means for revolving it, a thread guide reciprocable relatively to the machine comprising a flyer andoperative during movement In one direction to direct the winding of the thread on the flyer, operating means for the thread guide which is releasable to cause movement of the thread guide in an opposite direction to reset it, and starting means for thev flyer driving means which is restrained from operation until the thread guide has been reset.

A skein-winding machine comprising a flyer having driving means for revolving it, a thread guide the flyer and operative by movement in one direction to direct the winding of the thread on the flyer, operating means for the thread guide, said operating means being reversible to cause resetting of the thread guide, knocka thread guide movable rela-4 reciprocable relatively to of means for stopping the machine and :forcausing reversal of said operating means to4 effect resetting of the thread guide, and. starting means restrained from operation by the knock-off means until after the latter has been actuated to causeresctting of the thread guide. y

10. A skein-winding machine comprising a revolnble flyer, a thread guide reciprocable relatively to the flyer and operative during movement in one direction to direct the Winding of the tliiead thereon, means for Adriving the flyer and for operatively moving the thread guide during the thread winding operation, means for disconnecting the thread guide from its operating means to cause resetting thereof, and starting means for the machine operative after the thread guide has been reset.

11. A skein-Winding machine comprising a revoluble flyer, a thread guide for directing the winding of thread thereon, means for driving the flyer and simultaneously moving the thread guide during the thread Winding operation, a clutch for disconnecting the thread guide from the flyer driving means to permit resetting of the thread guide, starting means, and means controlling the starting means and operative to disengage said clutch.

12. A skein-Winding machine comprising a revoluble flyer, a thread'guidefor directing the Winding ofthe thread thereon, driving means for the flyer, a cam shaft for reciprocating the thread guide, a clutch for disconnecting the cam shaft from the flyer driving means to permit reversal of the cam shaft and consequent resetting of the thread guide, starting means. and knock-off means controlling the actuation of the starting means and operative to disengage said clutch.

13. A skein-Win ing machine comprising a revoluble flyer, a thread guide for directing the Winding of the thread thereon, a cam shaft foi` reciprocating the thread guide, driving means for the flyer and cam shaft, a clutch for connecting and disconnecting the cam shaft with respect to the driving means, and means'for causing reverse rotation of the cam shaft to reset the thread guide when said clutch isdisengaged.

14. A skein-Winding machine comprising a flyer, a thread guide for directing the` Winding of the thread thereon, driving means for revolving the flyer, means operative from said driving means for moving the thread guide during the winding operation and' having means for disconnecting it therefrom to permit. resetting of' the thread guide, and knock-oft' means for stopping the machine, said knock-off means acting during resetting thereof, to disconnect the thread guide moving means to permit iesetting of the thread guide.

15. A skein-winding machine comprising a fl er for Winding the thread, a threa gui e for directing the winding of the thread thereon, a clutcli-driven shaft. for advancing the thread guide during the thread winding operation, a knock-oit member controlling the starting and stopping of the flyer and also operative to unclutch said shaft and permit resetting of the thread guide.

16. A skein-Winding machine comprising a flyer having means for revolving it to wind thread thereon, a knock-off member controlling the operation thereof, said member having means for holding it in cocked position during the Winding operation, and means for automatically releasing the knock-oft' member when a predetermined length of thread has been wound on the flyer.

17. A skein-winding machine comprising a flyer for winding thread thereon, a knockoff. member for stopping the operation of the flyer, said member having a latch for holding it in cocked position during the thread windin operation, and means driven in predetermined relationship with the flyer and operative when a predetermined length of thread has been wound on the flyer to trip said latch and permit actuation of the knockoff' member to stop the operation of the flyer.

18. A skein-winding machine comprising a flyer for winding thread thereon, knockoll means for stopping the operation of the flyer including a latch for holding it in operating position, a tripping member for releasing the latch, and meansy for setting said member in operation to ,release the latch when a predetermined length ofY thread has been wound on the flyer.

19. A skein-winding machine vcomprising a flyer for winding thread thereon, a knockolf member for stopping the operation of the flyer, said member having a latch for restraining its operation, a tripping member arranged to strike and release said latch, and a shaft driven in timed relation with the flyer and having means for raising said tripping member and then releasing it to drop by gravity and strike and release said latch.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a. reciprocatory knockofl" member, and means controlled according to the position of said member for starting the machine.

21. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a recipi'ocatory knock-olf member for stopping the operation of the machine, starting means, and a dog operative to prevent actuation` of the starting means while the knock-olf member occupies one position, said dog being movable into inactive position to permit actuation of the starting means by the knock-oft' Imember 22. A flyer for skein-winding machines tension applied'to the skein by movement of the latter longitudinally on .the blades.

23. A flyer for skein-winding machines Compri-sing a base, a pair of blades pivotally mounted thereon, means gieldingly holding the blades in parallelism ut permitting de- -lection thereof. into convergent relation,

and sto s for limiting thepivotal movements of the lades.

24. A flyer for skein-winding machines ames comprising a base, blades thereon arran ed to shiftably hold the skein thereon, and a mold located between the blades and having a groove to receive the intermediate portion of a skein thereon when the on the blades.

25. A yer fer skein-windino machines comprising a base, skein-winding` blades thereon, and a label-receiving mold on said base having a groove in its uppervside which is in the plane of said blades.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set JOHN F. SCHENCK, SR..

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